Improvement



H. EDDY.

Crib .for Horses.

No. 36,287. Patented Aug. 26. 1862.

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UNITED STATES HENRY EDDY, OF NORTH BRIDGEWATER, 'MASSACHUSETTS liJlPROVElVlENT iN CRIBS FOR HORSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.` 36,297, dated August 26, 1862.

.To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY EDDY, of North Bridgewater, in the county of Plymouth, in the State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in the Mode of Constructing Cribs for Horses; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Ot' the said drawings. Figure l denotes a front view of the crib; Fig. 2, a vertical and longitudinal section; Fig. 8, a vertical and transverse section.

My design is to construct a crib or manger in such a manner as to combine great simplicity, neatncss, economy,and durability,and thus obviate mostof the difficulties which have hitherto existed in the feeding of horses.

In carrying out my invention I dispense entirel y with the rack and shallow manger which are in common use, and construct thecrib C, Fig. l, in the following manner:

The crib which is represented in the draw" ings consists in part of a box as its external case,which has four sides, E X TT, united together. The partition or boarding E constitutes the front side of the crib, as seen in Fig. 1. I usually construct the crib in such a manner that the boarding E constitutes a part of the wall or covering to the stable. The window w is inserted in the side E, as seen in Fig. 1, to accommodate the horse with light at all times and with fresh air in sultry weather.

The partition or boarding X, as shown in Fig. 1, constitutes the rear side of the crib, which extends from the iloor or bottom ofthe crib P tothe upper Hoor, f, and may, if de sired, extend higher than the floor f,as shown in the drawings. An oblong` hole is made in the boarding X,for inserting the head and neck of the horse` which is entirely encircled by a metallic collar.

The metallic collar A, as seen in Fig. l, is employed to protect the oblong hole which is made in the boarding X from the teeth of the horse. The lip or flange t, as seen in Fig. 3, covers the entire edge ot said oblong hole. The

face o of said collar, as seen in Fig. 3, coversthe entire margin of the oblong hole. Said metallic collar may be made in separate sechorse.

`Fig. 2,`is'covered with a metallic plate,I o, to

keep the same sweet and clean and to protect the same from the teeth of the horse.

T T, as seen in Fig. 2, are ends of the crib or partitions, which may separate the same from adjacent cribs. Said ends or partitions extend from the floor upon which the horse stands,as seen at K in Fig. 2, to the line a above the iioorf. Said partitions may extend lno farther upward than the loorf, as seen in the drawings.

The inclined planes J .Las seen in Fig. 2, are

inserted between the front side, E, and rear side, X, of the crib. Said inclined planes are employed to allow the food of the horse to descend without coming in contact with hishead.

`These inclined-planes partially inclose the space u, which may be occupied by the head-of the horse when he is fed. Open spaces c b,as seen in Fig. 2, are formed in part by these inclined planes and the ends ot' the crib T T,

through which the food may descend to the A vertical opening, as seen at K in Fig. 2, is formed between these inclined planes, through which raretied air, especially the breath of the horse, may escape. A triangular cap composed of the sides I I, as seen in Fig. 2, is applied above the vertical opening K, which entirely spans said opening to prevent the deposit of hay-seed or other matter upon the head of the horse. Open spaces L L are formed beneath said triangular Vcap for the escape ofthe breath of the horse.

The inclined planes M N, as seen in Fig. 2,

are inserted between the front side, E,and the rear side, X, ofthe crib, the object of which is to operate as regulators of the feed. Said inclined planes may be permanently attached to the bottom P and to the sides T T of the crib, or may be rendered movable, as seen in Fig. 2. When the inclined plane N is rendered H, as seenupou the boarding X inv movable, it is heid in place by the screw F, as seen in Fig. l. The space formed between the inclined plane N and the lower extremity of the inclined plane J, as seen at d,Fig. 2, is intended to constitute a delivery through which the horse shall receive hay yand other strawy f matter. By withdrawing the screw F the inclined plane N may be moved forward to occupy the position of the dotted lines N for the purpose of contracting the deliveryr d. IWhen oc cupying this position, it will be held in place inse rhin theascrewfinetheeliele g, as Yseen inzu Fige l. f Y

The operation of the movable inclined plane N is to check or stop hay and other strawy matter at the point d, where it may be reached bythe horse, or to render the opening d variable. The space p between the inclined plane M and the lower extremity of the inclined plane J may be unobstructed for the del ivery of grain to the horse; or, if desired, the inclined plane .M may be rendered movable in like manner as the inclined plane N,already described. The lower parts of the inclined planes M N are covered by the metallic platesA B, toy protect the same from the teeth of the horse. The lower edges of these metallic plates rest against or impinge upon the extremities'of the metallic plate o. The connection thus formed between these metallic plates and the metallic plate o has all the effect of a joint, and they may be placed at any desired angle with the metallic plate o to accommodate the position of the inclined planes M N. I employ an india-rubber composed of* some elastic substance or a ine tallic spring may be used to produce a like result, firmness in the material presented to the teeth of the horse being a necessary condition to prevent his cribbing.

The advantages of my invention may be statedas follows: First, the crib is jmade of great durability; second, itis abundantlyvenytilated; third, the horse is in no danger of becoming acribber; fourth, he does not waste a" particle of his food; fifth, the head of the horse Ycan not bei soiled Vwith hay-seed or other :mat:4 t

ter; sixth, the breath of the horse does not 'penetrate or ascend through a mass of hay and thus render it uniit for use. f f A I claim nothing original in the construction of a deep crib or manger with an oblong hole for inserting the head and neck of the horse, and nothing which was secured to me by Letters Patent of the United States, bearing date January 6, 1857.`

What I claiin,and .desire to secure by Letters Patent, isf l. The metallic collar A,\vith or Withoutthe flange t, in combination with the crib, substantially as described, and for the purpose herein set forth.

f 2. The use of the adjustable regulators ot the feed M N, in combination with the sides ot' g the crib E X, substantially as specified.

3. The eiastiematerial g,in combination with the crib C, substantially as described, and for the purpose herein set forth.

t. The manner of connecting and adjust-ing the plates B and 0, as and for the purpose i specified. i

5. The variable openings cl p, substantially as described, and for the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I have set my hand this 26th day of December, 1861.

. yHENRY EDDY. Witnesses:

HENRY T. EDDY, WILLARD EDDY. 

